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India Hydro-power Down 15% On Poor Rains
According to the Ministry of State for Power, India's hydro-electricity generation was down by 15% for months Jul-Sep owing to poor monsoons.India received about 25% less rains this year than average, and there were drought-like situations in many districts. This resulted in the state-run NHPC losing 200 million KWh of...
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Suryachakra Power Venture JV with MAN Solar Millennium
Suryachakra Power Venture has entered into a JV with MAN Solar Millennium of Germany for developing solar thermal power projects in India. The company plans to set up 5 MW solar thermal power plants in Chattisgarh and Maharashtra.This is good news, because I feel that solar thermal has been the...
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Surana Telecom’s Plans for Solar PV Panels and Power Plant
Surana Telecom plans to offload 20% of equity in Surana Ventures Limited - its solar power subsidiary - to FIIs. The money will be used to fund SVLs expansion plans.Surana Ventures has a focus on solar PV. It has a module manufacturing unit and a solar cell manufacturing unit in...
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Fariiq Abdullah Promises Power for Every Rajasthan Village
I was reading a news article that mentioned that the renewable energy minister Farooq Abdullah had promised that he will bring electricity to all Rajasthan villages within five years. Now, that's a tall statement. One doesn't really give much weight to politicians' statements anymore - most times they are even...
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Maharishi Solar Tech to Supply Solar Thermal Tech to Industries
Maharishi Solar, a part of the Maharishi Group, has tied up with Abengoa to supply Indian industries with solar thermal technology for their heating purposes Abengoa Solar is a global leader in solar thermal tech. In India (as well as almost elsewhere in the world), the use of solar thermal...
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Suzlon to Expand Wind Power Capacity at Kutch, Gujarat
According to reports, Suzlon has submitted a proposal to increase the wind farm capacity at Jakhau, in Kutch, Gujarat, from its present 750 MW to 1500 MW.The country's largest wind farm thus will become even larger!The second and third largest wind farms in the country are at Dhule (675 MW)...
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How Much Could Wind Power Output Fluctuate?
It was interesting for me to read an article about the woes that the state of TN was having with its power deficit; well, which state doesn't?What however actually got my eyes open wide was the following statement "A few months ago, the wind power generation in Tamilnadu touched 2000...
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Indian Govt to Install Solar Energy Panels at Important Shrines
To promote awareness among people on the benefits of solar energy, the Union Government has decided to set up solar energy panels at important shrines in the country like Tirupathi, Vaishnodevi and Shirdi. The Central Government has also decided to give one crore rupees to each state for installation of...
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GreenValue Makes Polyphenols from Biomass in India
Polyphenols from paper and pulp processing could offer nutraceutical benefits for humans and are already making a dent in the ag sector.About two million people die every year from diarrhea, a high number of them children.And toxic aflatoxins, which are naturally occurring metabolites produced by various fungi species, are a...
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India’s Villages Need Solar Energy, NOW!
1. There are more villages and rural population without electricity or access to quality electricity than government statistics let on. The need is such that the entire “20 GW by 2020″ goal could be met by rural systems and hardly make a dent in demand.2. Decentralized solar can more cost...
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